4 files changed, 49 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/readahead-collect.c b/src/readahead-collect.c
index 330d10776f..0970b58419 100644
--- a/src/readahead-collect.c
+++ b/src/readahead-collect.c
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         int r;
+        const char *root;
 
         log_set_target(LOG_TARGET_SYSLOG_OR_KMSG);
         log_parse_environment();
@@ -647,6 +648,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         if ((r = parse_argv(argc, argv)) <= 0)
                 return r < 0 ? EXIT_FAILURE : EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
+        root = optind < argc ? argv[optind] : "/";
+
+        if (fs_on_read_only(root) > 0) {
+                log_info("Disabling readahead collector due to read-only media.");
+                return 0;
+        }
+
         if (!enough_ram()) {
                 log_info("Disabling readahead collector due to low memory.");
                 return 0;
@@ -663,7 +671,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         shared->collect = getpid();
         __sync_synchronize();
 
-        if (collect(optind < argc ? argv[optind] : "/") < 0)
+        if (collect(root) < 0)
                 return 1;
 
         return 0;
diff --git a/src/readahead-common.c b/src/readahead-common.c
index 85e3227f6e..e991dfd05d 100644
--- a/src/readahead-common.c
+++ b/src/readahead-common.c
@@ -114,6 +114,41 @@ finish:
         return b;
 }
 
+int fs_on_read_only(const char *p) {
+        struct stat st;
+        struct udev *udev = NULL;
+        struct udev_device *udev_device = NULL;
+        bool b = false;
+        const char *read_only;
+
+        assert(p);
+
+        if (stat(p, &st) < 0)
+                return -errno;
+
+        if (major(st.st_dev) == 0)
+                return false;
+
+        if (!(udev = udev_new()))
+                return -ENOMEM;
+
+        if (!(udev_device = udev_device_new_from_devnum(udev, 'b', st.st_dev)))
+                goto finish;
+
+        if ((read_only = udev_device_get_sysattr_value(udev_device, "ro")))
+                if ((b = streq(read_only, "1")))
+                        goto finish;
+
+finish:
+        if (udev_device)
+                udev_device_unref(udev_device);
+
+        if (udev)
+                udev_unref(udev);
+
+        return b;
+}
+
 bool enough_ram(void) {
         struct sysinfo si;
 
diff --git a/src/readahead-common.h b/src/readahead-common.h
index 964ca1f2fa..167df316d9 100644
--- a/src/readahead-common.h
+++ b/src/readahead-common.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 int file_verify(int fd, const char *fn, off_t file_size_max, struct stat *st);
 
 int fs_on_ssd(const char *p);
+int fs_on_read_only(const char *p);
 
 bool enough_ram(void);
 
diff --git a/src/readahead-replay.c b/src/readahead-replay.c
index cd89654f98..3bea9295fc 100644
--- a/src/readahead-replay.c
+++ b/src/readahead-replay.c
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
 int main(int argc, char*argv[]) {
         int r;
+        const char *root;
 
         log_set_target(LOG_TARGET_SYSLOG_OR_KMSG);
         log_parse_environment();
@@ -341,6 +342,8 @@ int main(int argc, char*argv[]) {
         if ((r = parse_argv(argc, argv)) <= 0)
                 return r < 0 ? EXIT_FAILURE : EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
+        root = optind < argc ? argv[optind] : "/";
+
         if (!enough_ram()) {
                 log_info("Disabling readahead replay due to low memory.");
                 return 0;
@@ -357,7 +360,7 @@ int main(int argc, char*argv[]) {
         shared->replay = getpid();
         __sync_synchronize();
 
-        if (replay(optind < argc ? argv[optind] : "/") < 0)
+        if (replay(root) < 0)
                 return 1;
 
         return 0;